Strategy Changes Round 10 v GWS.

[Johnny Dalmas]

Serious question would people be happy if it was 7 wins-2 losses for the year with how boring it is to watch? Is results all that matter with wins and losses or do people want to watch a good game? Because I genuinely hate watching freo play it’s the most boring crap I’ve ever seen and it’s been like this for years

I would be over the moon with 7w2l and booking flights and hotels in Melbourne for late September.
Even if we won those 7 games never kicking more than, say, 10 goals.
I want the club to win. And win now.

 

[WhoneedsMcLeod]

Out
Freddy
Amiss
Young

In
O'Mac (back) Cox forward
Erasmus
O'Driscoll

Man up on Darcy Jones and Callaghan

 

[Vintage]

Out
Freddy
Amiss
Young

In
O'Mac (back) Cox forward
Erasmus
O'Driscoll

Man up on Darcy Jones and Callaghan

Harsh on Young

 

[ubiquitous226]

Harsh on Young

I imagine Young would be pretty underdone after hammy surgery.

 

[ubiquitous226]

I’m at the depression stage where I feel the inevitable predictability of our selection.
Switta won’t be dropped ever.
Ditto Frederick even though he’s the biggest downhill skier in the side & should be sent to Peel until he remembers how to tackle & put his body on the line.
Darcy will be rushed back in despite being a liability.
O’Mac won’t get a look in despite showing more football IQ than most of the blokes out there (guess who was playing when we beat Adelaide and how many scores he was involved in).
Erasmus will be dropped after 15 minutes of football where he actually looked ok at the level.

Rinse & repeat.

Sorry for my negativity lately. This season is doing a real number on me as I thought we might actually be contenders. Instead we’re the joke of the league. Again.

We're all hurting at the moment, it has been pretty brutal.

In terms of selection, I thought they should be managing Amiss with Voss and McDonald proving to be decent depth.
A lot will depend on how long they think Darcy might be out for, as Treacy/Voss/McDonald in the forward line isn't super appealing.

Switta isn't having the impact at the moment and they need to work out why, I think he should be dropped to sub to give him a kick.
Inside the 4 walls though he has a role, and maybe he's doing enough in their view.

Frederick definitely needs a kick, but given our options not sure if the best way to do that for the team is to stop him, particularly when there isn't a WAFL game for him to "work on it".

Bring Ras in, and make Switta or Reid the sub would be my personal desire.

 

[wakojako]

If we can get Pickett and Whan from this year's draft, that should cover all bases. Whan has elite endurance so he can play round one if we need him to at HB. Unfortunately, Rodriguez is a pipe dream but it's not like we need another 184cm mid without a point of difference. Wallz and Woodland can use the remaining picks to find a few hidden gems.

 

[kp junior]

I would be over the moon with 7w2l and booking flights and hotels in Melbourne for late September.
Even if we won those 7 games never kicking more than, say, 10 goals.
I want the club to win. And win n

I would be over the moon with 7w2l and booking flights and hotels in Melbourne for late September.
Even if we won those 7 games never kicking more than, say, 10 goals.
I want the club to win. And win now.

The team we are putting out there is too small and young to win now. The midfield is tiny. I would prioritize size in the mids even if we have to sacrifice quality - ie at least one of Johnson, Erasmus, Brodie or even Banfield need to be playing midfield at all times. Shift Brayshaw out to the wing more, Serong forward more.
It’s not our best setup on paper but it needs to happen to compete with the bigger mids that are bullying us every week.

 

[stax on the mull]

GWS are missing Darcy Jones and Toby Bedford

14

Toby Bedford

Age

24

Ht

179cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.0

2star

K

2.0

1star

HB

6.0

4star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.0

1star

D

8.0

2star

K

2.0

1star

HB

6.0

3star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.0

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

8.0

2star

K

2.0

1star

HB

6.0

4star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.0

1star

today. Does that mean they are injured? Neither on their injury list from last Tuesday.

Yes, I expect someone will post that it doesn't matter cause we're sh#t anyway. Be nice to your mothers.

 

[Dirty_banchez]

Out: Darcy and Cox / Luke Ryan.

Ryan looks fat to me, it makes me wonder about the rumours about him cutting up the Fremantle night life.

Cox is awful in the contest and moves like a geriatric at the retirement village.

We are rated as the worst in the competition for defending one-on-one in defensive 50, and we are the worst for handballs out of defensive 50 i.e. releasing a running defender to move the ball.

Time for change.

 

[Freomaniac]

Outs - Longmuir, Graham

Ins - Longmire, Simpson

The list and even the depth is fine. But if we allow this to continue, these young and exciting players we have are going to be damaged beyond repair (if they aren't already) and we'll have to wait another decade to rebuild again.

Sack the coach? Agreed

 

[dropbear101]

Amiss is completely expendable , he’s been well below par for most of his last 20 games if we are being honest ( lol ) and playing 4 tall fwds is the stupidest decision of all out of a long long list

Jackson , Voss and Treacy are ok chasers for talls but our other fwds are the worst bunch in the comp

It’s making our backline look way worse than it is

We have a talented but ineffective list with the way the games played these days and the failure to address this is not just on JLo but golden balls Walls as well , but sure everyone give him a wristy for picking another player that looks good but does sweet **** all to address our clear weaknesses

Switta is going like a busted but can you really drop the only bloke who can address your biggest weakness if he gets going again

Out - Darcy , Amiss

In - Raz , NOD ( hallelujah)

I reckon amiss is carrying a niggling injury. watched him a bit against collingwood.

he isn't expendable. lachie neale when he went to brisbane that first year they asked if he could improve. his response was. This is my first full preseason since my first year. amiss is in no way expendable.

 

[malpaso]

GWS are missing Darcy Jones and Toby Bedford today. Does that mean they are injured? Neither on their injury list from last Tuesday.

Yes, I expect someone will post that it doesn't matter cause we're sh#t anyway. Be nice to your mothers.

Bedford is out with concussion protocol, had blurred vision and cut face as well from the Sydney game. Melican punched him in the face.
Darcy Jones, not sure but probably an injury..

 

[malpaso]

I reckon amiss is carrying a niggling injury. watched him a bit against collingwood.

he isn't expendable. lachie neale when he went to brisbane that first year they asked if he could improve. his response was. This is my first full preseason since my first year. amiss is in no way expendable.

I think he has an abductor issue..

 

[Vintage]

One of Voss or Amiss should be dropped for team balance (unless it’s Darcy through injury).
One of Freddie or switta should be dropped maybe both.
Reid or wombat could use a rest.

NOD in
Ras should get a full game.
Bring narkle in if he’s not injured. If not him then Banfield?

 

[King Huskii]

Outs - Longmuir, Graham

Ins - Longmire, Simpson

The list and even the depth is fine. But if we allow this to continue, these young and exciting players we have are going to be damaged beyond repair (if they aren't already) and we'll have to wait another decade to rebuild again.

This

 

[dominguez]

I know he’s a fan favourite with the Freo faithful but the three tall forwards plus Jackson roaming is too much.

Voss still gets in the way of Amiss and clogs up the forward 50. Our i50’s revert to the ole pack to pack school lunchtime kick. Our players going i50 see a bunch of talls and just pump it long. There are that many players there including the opposition ruck making it easier for the oppo small/mediums to clear the ball and transition into attack.

We were too tall down back and now too tall up forward.

Darcy if cleared from the knee jarring needs to build match conditioning at Peel.

I liked Oscar’s footy IQ and flexibility in ruck and backline.

Ras to play a full game. NOD to wing, Freddy back to high half forward or even sub. Switta needs to go to Peel. I was surprised he didn’t and nothing last night changed my mind.

In: McDonald, Ras, NOD
Out: Darcy, Voss, Switta
Sub: Reid or Freddy

I agree, 3 tall forwards isn't working. We're not taking marks inside 50 and it's too easy to move the ball from D50 for the opposition. Replace Darcy with a small, probably NOD.

 

[dominguez]

We have a 9 day break so there will be minimal changes. No one needs a rest and JLo won't drop the guys out of form.

Out - Darcy (injured), Erasmus
In - O'Driscoll, Banfield.

Banfield, Switta or Freddie as sub.

 

[dropbear101]

I think he has an abductor issue..

makes sense. i made the guess it was lower back. but the otherside of the torso, upper legs also would result in similar stiffness/lack of power in that region.

 

[dominguez]

Toby Greene

4

Toby Greene

Age

31

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

with a sore ankle, hopefully the 6 day break sees him miss next week.

Kozzie and Elliott ripped us to shreds so Toby will kick 4 if he's fit.

 

[ubiquitous226]

Toby Greene with a sore ankle, hopefully the 6 day break sees him miss next week.

Kozzie and Elliott ripped us to shreds so Toby will kick 4 if he's fit.

Every other time the other team has rested or lost important players has gone real well for us this season.

Bulldogs are the only real exception with the Bont.

 

[yakamoto]

A measure of the depth of despair being experienced by Fremantle supporters: some normally rational people are calling for the return of Banfield for next week’s game.

 

[thistimeforsure]

I reckon amiss is carrying a niggling injury. watched him a bit against collingwood.

he isn't expendable. lachie neale when he went to brisbane that first year they asked if he could improve. his response was. This is my first full preseason since my first year. amiss is in no way expendable.

Expendable in the team ATM

Run in the WAFL is in his best interests I think

 

[Dockernut]

Has Clark been rubbed out for weeks for being tackled yet?

 

[malpaso]

A measure of the depth of despair being experienced by Fremantle supporters: some normally rational people are calling for the return of Banfield for next week’s game.

yep, he actually would be better than Switta IMO

 

[apuchar]

makes sense. i made the guess it was lower back. but the otherside of the torso, upper legs also would result in similar stiffness/lack of power in that region.

We love making very good players look ordinary by playing them injured or bringing them back into the Afl team too early. Hope JL realises that he is probably building this idiotic resilience into players that someone else is going to be coaching. He should either be playing the best team on the day or slowly replacing serial failures that have let him down for 6 years. Instead he is playing players who are going to help lose him games whether through no fault of their own or being selected on reputation, not current output. As E Shed mentioned.